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ANSERIFORMES – DUCKS, GEESE AND SWAMS  
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Egyptian gooseAlopochen aegyptiacus
Hooded merganserMergus cucullatus
Hottentot tealAnas hottentota
Mandarin duckAix galericulata
Red-breasted gooseBranta ruficollis
Red-breasted merganserMergus serrator
Ruddy duckOxyura jamaicensis
Swan gooseAnser cygnoides
Trumpeter swanCygnus cygnus buccinator
CAPRIMULGIFORMES  
Tawny frogmouthPodargus strigoides
CHARADRIIFORMES  
American avocetRecurvirostra americana
Atlantic puffinFratercula arctica
Cape thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
Common murreUria aalge
Inca ternLarosterna inca
Piping ploverCharadrius melodus
RazorbillAlca torda
Red knotCalidris canutus
Tufted puffinFratercula cirrhata
CICONIIFORMES  
African spoonbillPlatalea alba
Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis
European white storkCiconia ciconia
Hadada ibisBostrychia hagedash
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Roseate spoonbillAjaia ajaja
Scarlet ibisEudocimus ruber
Snowy egretEgretta thula
COLUMBIFORMES  
Bleeding-heart pigeonGallicolumba luzonica
Nicobar pigeonCaloenas nicobarica
Pheasant pigeonOtisiphaps nobilis nobilis
CORACIIFORMES  
Blyths hornbillAceros plicatus
Guam Micronesian kingfisherHalcyon cinnamomina
Laughing kookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
FALCONIFORMES  
American kestrelFalco sparverius
Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Cinereous vultureAegypius monachus
GALLIFORMES  
Crested wood partridgeRollulus roulroul
Domestic chickenGallus domesticus
GRUIFORMES  
Guam railRallus owstoni
SunbitternEurypyga helias
PASSERIFORMES  
Bali mynahLeucopsar rothschildi
Blue-faced honeyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
Emerald starlingLamprotornis iris
Fairy bluebirdIrena puella
Golden-breasted starlingCosmopsarus regius
Hooded pittaPitta sordida
Lesser green broadbillCalyptomena viridis
Orange bishopEuplectes orix franciscanus
Paradise tanagerTangara chilensis
Red-capped cardinalParoaria gularis
Red-legged honeycreeperCyanerpes cyaneus
Screaming pihaLipaugus vociferans
Yellow-throated laughing thrushGarrulax galbanus
PICIFORMES  
Green aracariPteroglossus viridis
PSITTACIFORMES  
Masked lovebirdAgapornis personata
SPHENISCIFORMES  
Chinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarctica
King penguinAptenodytes patagonica
Rockhopper penguinEudyptes chrysocome
STRIGIFORMES  
Barn owlTyto alba
Eastern screech owlOtus asio
Snowy owlNyctea scandiaca
STRUTHIONIFORMES  
OstrichStruthio camelus

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